Quotes About Qigong

I think Dogen can be a very good introduction for people who want to meditate in whatever way, whether it's yoga, qigong, or Tibetan. It can help widen and deepen anyone's meditation experience.

In China the integration of these methods is called Qigong (Chi Kung), meaning "vitality enhancement practice." In India it is called Yoga. Both of these Asian traditions of self-healing have been called "internal exercises," "moving meditation," or "meditation in motion.

The spirit is something to be enjoyed. It is not a harsh discipline. And I think people should take some time everyday for some kind of moving meditation, like Qigong or Tai Chi.

Master Duan dances Qigong. He moves as if entranced in a tango with the Universe.

This is the essence of Qigong: a total absorption of the senses and spirit. With this absorption comes a rebalancing.

Qigong is more than a set of exercises, it is an attitude that works to restructure one's perspective on life, leading to balance and harmony with the world around us.

Qigong is a strategy for freedom from our cage of isolation.

Married to a soul and a mind, the body provides us with carnal pleasures and serves to reflect our overall spiritual and mental condition like a polished mirror.... To the extent that we can discover our own, unique balance, we are whole... and once whole, we can truly dance like the free spirits we are. Qigong (Chi Kung) calls us to the dance floor of life.

To be inflexible to the change around you is to live in fear. Qigong is a useful tool to improve your flexibility, both mental and physical.

Qigong is the art and science of refining and cultivating internal energy.

Stillness and action are relative, not absolute, principles. It is important to find a balance of yin and yang, not just in qigong, but in everyday life. In movement, seek stillness and rest. In rest, be mindful and attentive.

A relaxed body is more protected from damage.] There is a Daoist saying, "When a child or a drunk falls from a carriage, their bones don't break." This is because they are embodying the qigong principle of song relaxation , and so are able to adapt to the ground as they fall.

Qigong is the art and science of refining and cultivating internal energy.

Practicing qigong is so simple and so powerful. You cannot do it wrong. You can only do it good, better, or best.

The beauty of the qigong approach is that you simply start from where you are. Tiny steps can still take you where you want to go; you just need to dedicate some of your time to yourself, which is a form of self-respect and love.

If you want to be healthy and live to one hundred, do qigong.